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Antoninianus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Claudius Gothicus

260-270

Roman, minted in Antioch

Roman Empire

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Claudius Gothicus. The back (reverse) shows the goddess Minerva standing and resting her right hand on a shield and holding a spear in her left.

Billon

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium